Grasping God's Word Workbook: A Hands-On Approach to Reading Interpreting and Applying the Bible

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Excellent practical and accurate. It leads students from the most fundamental building blocks of interpretation (including skills that most beginning students lack) through all the essential processes. ---Craig S. Keener Professor of New Testament Eastern Seminary Just as a rock climbers handhold enables him to master the mountain a firm grasp on Gods Word empowers us to traverse the challenging risky slopes of life. This workbook is designed for use with the textbook Grasping Gods Word. While the textbook shows you the principles and tools of interpretation the workbook lets you try them out by applying them to specific genres and contexts. Together these books will help you get a grip on the solid rock of Scripture---how to read it how to interpret it and how to apply it. Features include: Proven in classrooms across the country Emphasis on real-life application Supplemented by a website for professors providing extensive teaching materials Updates corresponding to the second edition of the textbook including new exercises Grasping Gods Word progresses through the following five sections: 1. How to Read the Book---Basic Tools 2. Contexts---Now and Then 3. Meaning and Application 4. The Interpretive Journey---New Testament 5. The Interpretive Journey---Old Testament